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Then he went back to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He destroyed the pagan altars and the Asherah poles, and he crushed the idols into dust. He cut down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Finally, he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />he broke down the altars and beat the Asherim and the images into powder and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When he had broken down the altars and the wooden images, had beaten the carved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />he also tore down the altars and crushed the Asherim and the carved images into powder, and chopped down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />he also tore down the altars and beat the Asherim and the carved images into powder, and chopped down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />he also tore down the altars and beat the Asherim and the carved images into powder, and chopped down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />he also tore down the altars and beat the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and cut in pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />he tore down the altars and beat <i>and</i> crushed the Asherim and the carved images into powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He tore down the altars, and he smashed the Asherah poles and the carved images to powder. He chopped down all the shrines throughout the land of Israel and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He tore down the altars, and he smashed the Asherah poles and the carved images to powder. He chopped down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel and returned to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he brake down the altars, and beat the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and hewed down all the sun-images throughout all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everywhere in the northern kingdom of Israel, Josiah tore down pagan altars and Asherah poles; he crushed idols to dust and smashed incense altars. Then Josiah went back to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he brake down the altars, and beat the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and hewed down all the sun-images throughout all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />tore down the altars, beat the Asherah poles and idols into powder, and cut down all the incense altars everywhere in Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Throughout the territory of the Northern Kingdom he smashed the altars and the symbols of Asherah, ground the idols to dust, and broke into bits all the incense altars. Then he returned to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />he also tore down altars, destroyed the Asherim and the carved images, grinding them into dust, and chopped down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />he tore down the altars and Asherah poles, demolished the idols, and smashed all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He broke down the altars, and beat the Asherim and the engraved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He broke down the altars, beat the Asherah poles and the engraved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, then returned to Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he breaks down the altars and the Asherim, and he has beaten down the carved images very small, and he has cut down all the images in all the land of Israel, and turns back to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he breaketh down the altars and the shrines, and the graven images he hath beaten down very small, and all the images he hath cut down in all the land of Israel, and turneth back to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will pull down the altars and the statues, and the carved images he beat down to make fine, and he cut down all the images in all the land of Israel, and he will turn back to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he had destroyed the altars, and the groves, and had broken the idols in pieces, and had demolished all profane temples throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he had destroyed the altars and the sacred groves, and had broken the idols to pieces, and when all the profane shrines had been demolished from the entire land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />he tore down the altars and asherahs, and the carved images he beat into dust, and broke down the incense stands throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />he broke down the altars, beat the sacred poles and the images into powder, and demolished all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when he had broken down the altars and smashed in pieces the images, and ground them into dust and scattered it throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he uprooted the altars and he shattered the images until he pulverized them like dust and scattered them into all the land of Israel, and he returned and he came to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he broke down the altars, and beat the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and hewed down all the sun-images throughout all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he pulled down the altars and the groves, and he cut the idols in small pieces, and cut off all the high places from all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=9140" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Josiah Destroys Idolatry</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5422.htm" title="5422: way·nat·têṣ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To pull down, break down. A primitive root; to tear down.">He tore down</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altars</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/842.htm" title="842: hā·’ă·šê·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Or masheyrah; from 'ashar; happy; Asherah a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same.">and Asherah poles,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3807.htm" title="3807: kit·taṯ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To beat, crush by beating. A primitive root; to bruise or violently strike.">crushed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6456.htm" title="6456: wə·hap·pə·si·lîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- An idol, image. From pacal; an idol.">the idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/1854.htm" title="1854: lə·hê·ḏaq (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To crush, pulverize, thresh. A primitive root; to crush crumble.">to powder,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1438.htm" title="1438: gid·da‘ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To hew, hew down or off. A primitive root; to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything.">and cut to pieces</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2553.htm" title="2553: ha·ḥam·mā·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A sun pillar. From chammah; a sun-pillar.">the incense altars</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">throughout</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">Then he returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: lî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">to Jerusalem.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-20</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. / Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. / He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a></span><br />He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24</a></span><br />Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-8.htm">2 Kings 23:8</a></span><br />Then Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Geba to Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He tore down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which was to the left of the city gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-14.htm">2 Kings 23:14</a></span><br />He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-2.htm">1 Kings 13:2</a></span><br />And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-5.htm">1 Kings 13:5</a></span><br />And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">1 Kings 15:12-13</a></span><br />He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. / He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-43.htm">1 Kings 22:43</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-24.htm">Exodus 23:24</a></span><br />You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">Deuteronomy 7:5</a></span><br />Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-3.htm">Deuteronomy 12:3</a></span><br />Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-2.htm">Judges 2:2</a></span><br />and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-25.htm">Judges 6:25-32</a></span><br />On that very night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old, tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it. / Then build a proper altar to the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold. And with the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down, take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering.” / So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had told him. But because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city, he did it by night rather than in the daytime. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-8.htm">Isaiah 17:8</a></span><br />They will not look to the altars they have fashioned with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.</p><p class="hdg">beaten</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/34-1.htm">2 Chronicles 34:1</a></b></br> Josiah <i>was</i> eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21</a></b></br> And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, <i>and</i> ground <i>it</i> very small, <i>even</i> until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.</p><p class="hdg">into powder [heb] to make powder </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">2 Chronicles 31:1</a></b></br> Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. 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The altars and Asherah poles were associated with Canaanite religious practices, which were contrary to the worship of Yahweh. Josiah's actions were in obedience to the commands found in <a href="/deuteronomy/12-3.htm">Deuteronomy 12:3</a>, which instructed the Israelites to destroy places of pagan worship. This reflects a commitment to the covenant and a desire to purify the land from idolatry.<p><b>crushed the idols to powder</b><br>The act of crushing idols to powder signifies a complete and irreversible destruction of false gods, ensuring that they could not be reused or revered. This mirrors the actions of Moses in <a href="/exodus/32-20.htm">Exodus 32:20</a> when he ground the golden calf to powder. It symbolizes the total eradication of idolatry and a return to monotheistic worship. This also prefigures the ultimate triumph of Christ over sin and falsehood.<p><b>and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel</b><br>Incense altars were used in pagan rituals, and their destruction was part of Josiah's comprehensive reform. By cutting them to pieces, Josiah was removing the means of idolatrous worship. This action is reminiscent of the reforms of Hezekiah, Josiah's great-grandfather, who also sought to centralize worship in Jerusalem (<a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a>). It underscores the importance of worshiping God in the manner He prescribed.<p><b>Then he returned to Jerusalem</b><br>After completing his reforms throughout the land, Josiah returned to Jerusalem, the political and spiritual center of Judah. This return signifies the restoration of proper worship and governance in the capital. Jerusalem holds a central place in biblical prophecy and is often seen as a type of the heavenly city, the New Jerusalem, as described in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21</a>. Josiah's return can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's ultimate reign from the New Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/josiah.htm">Josiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms to restore the worship of Yahweh. He is known for his zeal in purging idolatry from the land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/altars_and_asherah_poles.htm">Altars and Asherah Poles</a></b><br>These were structures used in the worship of foreign gods, particularly Canaanite deities. Josiah's actions were aimed at eradicating these symbols of idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a></b><br>Physical representations of false gods that were worshipped by the people. Josiah's destruction of these idols was a significant step in returning the nation to the worship of the one true God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/incense_altars.htm">Incense Altars</a></b><br>Used in pagan rituals, these altars were part of the idolatrous practices that Josiah sought to eliminate.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah and the spiritual center for the worship of Yahweh. Josiah's return to Jerusalem signifies the centralization of worship and the restoration of proper religious practices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/z/zeal_for_purity.htm">Zeal for Purity</a></b><br>Josiah's actions demonstrate a fervent commitment to spiritual purity. Believers today are called to examine their lives and remove anything that competes with their devotion to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_in_reform.htm">Leadership in Reform</a></b><br>Josiah's leadership was crucial in guiding the nation back to God. Christians in positions of influence should lead by example in promoting godly values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_idolatry.htm">The Cost of Idolatry</a></b><br>The presence of idols in Israel led to spiritual decay. Modern believers must be vigilant against contemporary forms of idolatry, such as materialism or self-worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_renewal.htm">Restoration and Renewal</a></b><br>Josiah's reforms were not just about destruction but also about restoring true worship. Christians are encouraged to actively pursue spiritual renewal in their communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/returning_to_the_source.htm">Returning to the Source</a></b><br>Josiah's return to Jerusalem symbolizes a return to the source of true worship. Believers should regularly return to Scripture and prayer as their spiritual foundation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_separation.htm">What does the Bible say about separation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_an_asherah_pole_represent.htm">What does an Asherah pole represent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_chr_17_3-4_reverse_nathan's_ok.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 17:3-4 reverse Nathan's initial approval (17:2) for David to build the temple, and does this indicate an inconsistency?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_solomon's_pagan_altars.htm">1 Kings 11:7 - Is there any archaeological evidence of the pagan altars and high places that Solomon supposedly built?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">The idols.</span>--<span class= "ital">Sun-statues</span> (<a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm" title="And they broke down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it on the graves of them that had sacrificed to them.">2Chronicles 34:4</a>). The word does not occur in the parallel account; but <a href="/2_chronicles/34-5.htm" title="And he burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.">2Chronicles 34:5</a> mentions sun-worship.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When</span>. Cut out this word, which represents nothing in the original. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He tore down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְנַתֵּ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(way·nat·têṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5422.htm">Strong's 5422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull down, break down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the altars</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Asherah poles,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲשֵׁרִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·šê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_842.htm">Strong's 842: </a> </span><span class="str2">A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same</span><br /><br /><span class="word">crushed</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּתַּ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(kit·taṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3807.htm">Strong's 3807: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bruise, violently strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the idols</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַפְּסִלִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hap·pə·si·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6456.htm">Strong's 6456: </a> </span><span class="str2">An idol, image</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to powder,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהֵדַ֔ק</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hê·ḏaq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1854.htm">Strong's 1854: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crush, pulverize, thresh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cut to pieces</span><br /><span class="heb">גִּדַּ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(gid·da‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fell a, tree, to destroy anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the incense altars</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחַמָּנִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥam·mā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2553.htm">Strong's 2553: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sun-pillar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">throughout</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then he returned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֖שָׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Jerusalem.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">2 Chronicles 34:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">2 Chronicles 34:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">2 Chronicles 34:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">2 Chronicles 34:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">2 Chronicles 34:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">2 Chronicles 34:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">2 Chronicles 34:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">2 Chronicles 34:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">2 Chronicles 34:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">2 Chronicles 34:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 34:7 He broke down the altars and beat (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 34:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 34:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 34:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 34:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>